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8th July, 2005 |
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Dear
Parents,
I would like to begin this end of year letter by
thanking everyone for their co-operation and help
during our year of building. Although the Pre-school
itself is not moving into the new building, the
original motivation to prod us in the direction
of a new building was our feeling that the Pre-school
would benefit from additional space. On balance,
we decided that the best solution for all sorts
of reasons of self containment and ease of access
was to expand into the Art room above the present
classrooms.Thus, in September, those of you
returning will come back to a doubling of space.
The staff have been working hard to sort out
their priorities for the use of the new space and
you will find it used extensively for art and
craft, and for meal times as well as other things.
Irene and Caroline will fill in more of the
detail at the beginning of term.
Details of the many activities of this term are
widely available now on our website of www.craigclowan-school.co.uk
Do have a look, if you have the opportunity, as
there is a lot of evidence of the activities of
the children on a week-by-week basis.
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Fun in the
Gym |
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Our
sunflowers |
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Was it the
best race of the day? |
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It is at
this time of the year that we announce fees for
next year. The fee for next year will rise to £152
per session. This is a rise of 4.25% and is
somewhat below the national norm. The Perth and
Kinross Council funding remains tiered between £210
and £350.
Thinking of money, the issue of Charitable Status
has arisen recently. With this in mind, I enclose
an excellent paper from Judith Sischy, the
Director of the Scottish Council of Independent
Schools. SCIS has been at the forefront on behalf
of the schools on this issue, and her thoughts
outline the likely impact on the schools of the
test of ‘public benefit’. As you will
see, there is optimism for all of us, although we
will, of course, be faced with a further paper
mountain to complete to justify our position as
an educational charity. (Please excuse the SCIS
spelling of Scottish on Page 1!)
Still thinking of money, I would like to pay
tribute to the efforts of Barbie Young and her
Parents Committee in particular, and you in
general for handing over a total of £10,000 to
the school to spend on new facilities in the new
building. It has been a magnificent effort and
one for which we are all very grateful.
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Learning
about pets |
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The Pre-School
Athletes on Sports Day |
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The
Beatrix Potter Project:
Peter Rabbit |
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During the
holiday, we will operate ‘open house’
again to enable you to come into school between 9.00am
and 3.00pm to see the surroundings for the
children for the new school year. Bearing in mind
the conversion work needed upstairs, the new
classroom is unlikely to be available until after
August 16th.
Time will soon pass however, and we look forward
to seeing most of you in September in one part of
the school or another. If you have any queries at
all, do just pick up the telephone as I will be
happy to deal with things as quickly as I am able.
With every best wish for a lovely holiday, and
very grateful thanks for all the many and varied
forms of help received during the year. |
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Yours sincerely,
Mike Beale |
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